VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    Oryoku Maru

    25 honorees
    CDR WARNER P. PORTZ, USN

    Warner Portz

    Class of 1915
    Commander | US Navy
    January 7, 1945 (53 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 16th Naval District Enoura Maru WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW
    LTCOL STUART W. KING, USMC

    Stuart King

    Class of 1920
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    January 12, 1945 (47 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor Bataan Enoura Maru 4th Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW
    CDR GEORGE M. BROOKE, USN

    George Brooke

    Class of 1921
    Commander | US Navy
    February 28, 1945 (46 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor USS Luzon (PR 7) Enoura Maru Brazil Maru WWII Navy Cross POW Oryoku Maru
    CAPT FRANCIS J. BRIDGET, USN

    Francis Bridget

    Class of 1921
    Captain | US Navy
    January 23, 1945 (47 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor Bataan Enoura Maru Brazil Maru Patrol Wing 10 WWII Ship Navy Cross Legion of Merit Silver Star Oryoku Maru POW Ship Namesake
    LCDR LEONARD L. LYONS, JR., USNR

    Leonard Lyons, Jr.

    Class of 1921
    Lieutenant Commander | US Naval Reserve
    January 9, 1945 (46 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 16th Naval District Enoura Maru WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru
    LT JOHN L. WELCH, USN

    John Welch

    Class of 1923
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 10, 1945 (43 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor USS Canopus (AS 9) Enoura Maru WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru
    LT ROBERT H. G. JOHNSON, USN

    Robert Johnson

    Class of 1924
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 22, 1945 (44 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor Enoura Maru Brazil Maru 16th Naval District WWII Ship Silver Star Oryoku Maru POW
    LTCOL NORMAN B. SIMMONDS, USA

    Norman Simmonds

    Class of 1924
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Army
    December 15, 1944 (42 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor Enoura Maru 1st Battalion, 59th Coast Artillery Regiment WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW
    LCDR ADOLPH HEDE, USN

    Adolph Hede

    Class of 1925
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    December 14, 1944 (41 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor USS Canopus (AS 9) WWII Ship Silver Star Bronze Star POW Oryoku Maru
    LTCOL MAX W. SCHAEFFER, USMC

    Max Schaeffer

    Class of 1928
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    January 29, 1945 (39 years old)
    KIA Pacific Brazil Maru 4th Marines WWII POW Oryoku Maru USNA 5th Company
    LTCOL JOHN J. HEIL, USMC

    John Heil

    Class of 1928
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    January 19, 1945 (39 years old)
    KIA Pacific Enoura Maru Brazil Maru 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII POW Oryoku Maru USNA 1st Company
    LT ALBERT D. GRAY, USN

    Albert Gray

    Class of 1931
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (34 years old)
    KIA Pacific Patrol Squadron (VP) 102 WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru USNA 4th Company
    LT FRANCIS M. DOUGLASS, USN

    Francis Douglass

    Class of 1932
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 18, 1945 (36 years old)
    KIA Pacific Enoura Maru WWII Ship Oryoku Maru USNA 7th Company
    LT CHARLES J. WESCHLER, USN

    Charles Weschler

    Class of 1932
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 16, 1945 (35 years old)
    KIA Pacific 16th Naval District Brazil Maru WWII Ship POW Oryoku Maru USNA 6th Company
    LT N. MINTER DIAL, USN

    Minter Dial

    Class of 1932
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 9, 1945 (33 years old)
    KIA Pacific Enoura Maru USS Napa (AT 32) WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW HOFH25 Video USNA 7th Company
    MAJ ROBERT B. MOORE, USMC

    Robert Moore

    Class of 1936
    Major | US Marine Corps
    January 15, 1945 (30 years old)
    KIA Pacific 4th Marines Brazil Maru WWII Ship Silver Star POW Oryoku Maru USNA 3rd Company
    LTJG FRED R. NEWELL, JR., USNR

    Fred Newell, Jr.

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Naval Reserve
    January 22, 1945 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Maryann WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 11th Company
    LT JAMES S. O'ROURKE, USN

    James O'Rourke

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 12th Company
    LT RICHARD B. WILLIAMS, USN

    Richard Williams

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (30 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Oahu (PR 6) WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 4th Company
    LT SHIELDS GOODMAN, USN

    Shields Goodman

    Class of 1937
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 15, 1944 (31 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Mindanao (PR 8) WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 10th Company
    CAPT JOHN S. FANTONE, USMC

    John Fantone

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    February 10, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Brazil Maru WWII Ship Silver Star Oryoku Maru POW USNA 12th Company
    CAPT HUGH A. TISTADT, JR., USMC

    Hugh Tistadt, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    February 1, 1945 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Oryoku Maru POW USNA 3rd Company
    CAPT CARTER B. SIMPSON, USMC

    Carter Simpson

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    December 31, 1944 (29 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 4th Company
    CAPT WILLARD B. HOLDREDGE, USMC

    Willard Holdredge

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    December 15, 1944 (27 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 6th Company
    CAPT WILLIAM F. HOGABOOM, USMC

    William Hogaboom

    Class of 1939
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    December 15, 1944 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Corregidor 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines WWII Ship Navy Cross Oryoku Maru POW USNA 12th Company